Total Crime Rate
10.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Warkworth Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Battle Hill , and the 52nd lowest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Warkworth Avenue (NE28 9HY) in the last 12 months was 10.1 per 1,000 residents and was 90.1% lower than the Battle Hill average (101.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Warkworth Avenue (NE28 9HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Weardale Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Battle Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Weardale Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Milfield Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Road North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Covers | Under investigation |
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